Benjamin Edwards

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Professor of Law

Expertise: Business and securities law, Corporate governance, Professional ethics, Alternative dispute resolution

Biography

Benjamin Edwards researches and writes about business and securities law, corporate governance, professional ethics, and alternative dispute resolution.

He has served as chair of the Sections on Securities Law, Professional Responsibility, and Transactional Law and Skills for the Association of American Law Schools. Before teaching, Edwards practiced in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. His prior work includes matters related to the Madoff Ponzi Scheme, consumer protection, financial crisis litigation, securities litigation, and securities arbitration.

His writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Hill, Salon, The Daily Beast, Investment News, and other outlets.

Education

J.D., Columbia Law School
B.A., University of South Carolina

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Musk Move to Shift Tesla Cases to Texas Puts Pressure on Delaware

Elon Musk may finally be done with Delaware. Almost. The messy split between the world’s richest person and America’s corporate capital cleared another hurdle this week when a judge dismissed the last Tesla Inc. investor lawsuits filed in Delaware, effectively sending them to Texas. The ruling came days after Musk’s bias allegations led the chief of Delaware’s Chancery Court to reassign the litigation under bizarre circumstances.

The Rise of Nevada in the Reincorporation Debate

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein

Professor Benjamin Edwards discusses the rise of Nevada in the reincorporation debate and why more companies are reconsidering Delaware. The conversation explores founder control, litigation risk, SB21, Nevada’s business courts, and what shifting incorporation choices mean for boards and investors.

Most digital assets are not securities: SEC

Citywire

In recent guidance, the top securities regulator said it does not view most digital assets as securities, reversing a prior view that had crystallized under the previous presidential administration. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance on Tuesday in conjunction with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as part of an ongoing federal effort to set regulatory guidelines around digital assets, which include cryptocurrencies.

Financial scams are on the rise — but what’s being done about it?

The Hill

For years, transnational criminal networks have targeted Americans with inventive scam operations. According to the Federal Trade Commission, these criminals now wreck more lives than ever before.